One Pan Chocolate Pudding Cake

The other day I was talking to my daughter about Valentine’s Day and should we or should we not make the Italian a Special Dessert? 😉

After we went back and forth with what we like, compared to what her father likes, which unfortunately are always two different things. We love chocolate him not so much.

Speaking of chocolate, my daughter has always been intrigued with Lava Cakes and so have I for that matter. Should we make it Chocolate or Fruit or go for something completely different?

And then I remembered my Mom’s One Pan Chocolate Pudding Cake. Looking at the recipe I realized that it is very much like a Lava Cake? Just easier and faster. And what’s better than using just one pan for a dessert?

This Chocolate Pudding Cake is baked just until the sides start to pull away from the pan and the top starts to crack slightly.

So we got the ingredients together, baked it up and what is the best thing about this Dessert besides being a delicious, chocolatey, decadent wonderful dessert? You get to eat it warm.

And what’s even better is when you top this Pudding Cake with some thick creamy whipped cream or even a big scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream. My daughter loved it and so did I.

One Pan Chocolate Pudding Cake

Desserts like this bring back good memories of when I was a kid and sometimes a vintage recipe is all you need. Especially if it’s chocolate. Her father is still waiting for his fruit dessert. Enjoy!

I had everything on hand to make this tonight! About 8pm I had a sudden onset chocolate craving – usually I make a hot chocolate when that happens, but this popped up in my Feedly and I dropped everything and headed to the kitchen. This was easy to make and I didn’t destroy my kitchen (a common thing when I bake) – and it’s forgiving. I didn’t do exact measurements and accidentally added all the cocoa powder to the flour mixture – I just added a few more tablespoons with the brown sugar to make the pudding part, so it was extra chocolat-y. Not exactly a problem in my book. 30 minutes later, I pulled it out of the oven, scooped a molten hot helping of into a bowl and drop a big dollop of whipped cream on top. I love when a plan comes together – thanks for the great recipe! 🙂